[caption id="attachment_128374" align="alignright" width="160"] UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov inspecting narcotics and ammunition seized by Anti Narcotic Police[/caption] The impact of drug production, trafficking and abuse in Iran is considerable. Of primary concern are opiates including opium and heroin and methamphetamines, particularly ...

[caption id="attachment_112185" align="alignright" width="155"] Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos[/caption] Iran is home to 34 of the worlds 43 known natural disasters. In 2013, more than 200 earthquakes with a magnitude above four on the Richter scale shook Iran. In the same year, four ...

[caption id="attachment_123815" align="alignright" width="150"] On 29 October during a ceremony held to commemorate UN Day, the UN Resident Coordinator in Iran, Mr. Gary Lewis launched a 2012-2013 UNDAF Summary Report. Photo Credit: Kamyar Minoukadeh[/caption] Tehran, 29 October 2014 (UNIC) On the occasion of UN Day, the United Nations in Iran is ...

[caption id="attachment_123804" align="alignright" width="139"] From left to right: Director General Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Peyman Sa'adat; Deputy Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi; UN Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Jan Eliasson and UN Resident Coordinator, Mr. Gary Lewis. Photo credit: Reihane Taravati[/caption] 24 October has been celebrated ...